Siegfried Notches 200th Win As Leps Down Central – Boys Basketball
Louisville 58, Central Catholic 47
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated the host Canton Central Catholic Crusaders 58-47 Thursday Night at Central Catholic High School. With the victory, Louisville finishes the regular season with a mark of 16-6 and Head Coach Tom Siegfried notches his 200th career victory as the Leopards Head Coach.
Boldon Goes Off for 27 to Lead Louisville
Senior guard Tyler Boldon made 5 three-pointers and poured in a game high 27 points to lead the Leopards. Junior guard Will Aljancic also made a pair of threes and finished with 16 points. Sophomore guard Hayden Nigro tacked on 8 for LHS as well.
Boldon was red hot out of the gate hitting 3 three-pointers and scoring 11 points in the opening period. Louisville secured a 17-4 advantage at the end of the first quarter as a result.
The Crusaders narrowly outscored Leopards in each of the next two periods. Central edged Louisville 14-13 in the second quarter and 12-10 in the third quarter. The Leopards outscored the Crusaders 18-17 in the final stanza to secure a double digit victory.
Bruckner Leads Central With Team High 19
The Crusaders were led by senior point guard Jack Bruckner who scored 8 of his team high 19 points in the fourth quarter. Senior small forward Gavin Shamblen and junior power forward Jack Talkington also added 7 points each for Central Catholic.
The Leopards have now defeated the Crusaders in each of the past two seasons. Louisville still trails the all-time series 27-31 dating back to their first known meeting in 1931.
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Siegfried Reaches 200 Career Victories
Louisville Head Coach Tom Siegfried notched his 200th win with the victory. He now holds a 200-141 (.587) overall record in his 15th season as the Leopards head coach.
Siegfried is in elite company as he is just the third Louisville varsity head coach across all sports to reach 200 victories. With three more wins, Siegfried will surpass John Gresko for most varsity basketball wins in school history for either program. Gresko was 202-155 (.566) as the varsity girls coach from 1983-1999.
Louisville Head Coaches with 150+ Wins
| Head Coach | W | L | Win % | Sport | Years |
| Greg Parrish | 410 | 147 | .736 | Boys Tennis | 1976-2006 |
| Greg Parrish | 397 | 112 | .780 | Girls Tennis | 1976-2005 |
| John Gresko | 202 | 155 | .566 | Girls Basketball | 1983-1999 |
| Tom Siegfried | 200 | 141 | .587 | Boys Basketball | 2007-Present |
| Jodie Cress | 199 | 112 | .640 | Volleyball | 2006-2018 |
| Jeff Berkebile | 197 | 138 | .588 | Wrestling | 1991-2014 |
| Rod Hall | 191 | 66 | .743 | Boys Tennis | 2007-Present |
| Rod Hall | 185 | 47 | .797 | Girls Tennis | 2009-Present |
| Mark Adams | 175 | 80 | .686 | Baseball | 1999-2008 |
| Chet Givens | 168 | 50 | .771 | Softball | 2009-2016 |
UP NEXT: The #15 Seed Canfield Cardinals will host the #20 Seed Ravenna Ravens in the DII Ashtabula Lakeside Sectional Semifinals on Tuesday, February 22 at 7:00 PM. The #2 Seed Louisville Leopards will host the Canfield/Ravenna winner in the DII Ashtabula Lakeside Sectional Finals on Friday, February 25 at 7:00 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 58, CRUSADERS 47
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 17-13-10-18–58
Central 4-14-12-17–47
LEOPARDS: Boldon 10 2-3 27, Aljancic 6 2-3 16, Nigro 3 2-3 8, Gross 2 0-1 4, Siegfried 1 0-1 3. TOTAL 22 6-11 58.
3-Pointers (8): Boldon 5, Aljancic 2, Siegfried
Team FT: 6-11 55%
CRUSADERS: Bruckner 6 6-7 19, Shamblen 3 0-1 7, Talkington 3 0-0 7, Rouse 3 0-0 6, Vlacovsky 2 0-1 6, Shaffer 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 18 6-9 47.
3-Pointers (5): Vlacovsky 2, Bruckner, Shamblen, Talkington
Team FT: 6-9 67%
Fouls: 17-15 Louisville
Records: Louisville 16-6
JV: Louisville 62, Canton Central Catholic 50
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 62, CRUSADERS 50
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 11-17-14-20–62
Central 12-13-11-14–50
LEOPARDS: Vesely 6 0-0 17, Loy 6 2-4 14, Wymer 3 2-2 11, Marshall 4 0-0 8, Aljancic 3 0-0 7, Duskey 1 0-4 3, Andrejcik 1 0-0 2, Mercorelli 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 24 4-12 62.
3-Pointers (10): Vesely 5, Wymer 3, Aljancic, Duskey
Team FT: 4-12 33%
CRUSADERS: Frank 6 4-11 19, Stangl 6 5-9 17, Layman 3 1-3 8, Vlacovsky 1 2-2 5, Miller 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 16 13-27 50.
3-Pointers (5): Frank 3, Layman, Vlacovsky
Team FT: 13-27 48%
Fouls: 19-14 Louisville
Records: Louisville 14-4
